Chapter 115: True Immortal Trial and Above the Hedao Realm…Transformation!
Qingyun Sect, outside the guest room on the main peak.
"It's infuriating, it's really infuriating!"
"What do you mean you can't even comprehend the sword intent at the foundation-building stage and you still have the nerve to laugh?"
"What's wrong with not being able to comprehend the sword intent in the foundation-building stage? He, Yi Hanqing, has not been able to comprehend the sword intent in the Qi training stage!"
"If we judge by Junior Sister Yunmeng's standards, wouldn't he have to commit suicide to apologize for not being able to comprehend the sword intent during the Qi training period?"
Li Xueke scolded Yi Hanqing a few times, and then she saw Shangguan Yunmeng standing next to her. She asked out of the blue, "By the way, Junior Sister Yunmeng, where were you at that time?"
"Why didn't we see you when everyone was arguing with the Qingyun Sect disciples?"
Hearing Li Xueke's words, Shangguan Yunmeng suddenly shuddered all over.
Then she pretended to look at the clouds in the sky, and said with a wandering look: "I, I am here, but you just didn't see me, Senior Sister."
Hearing this, Li Xueke looked at her in confusion.
After all, as the person who has the best relationship with Shangguan Yunmeng in Yuxu Mountain, she is very familiar with her junior sister.
Because every time Shangguan Yunmeng is about to lie, she has this expression, it's so easy to understand.
But Li Xueke didn't think much about it.
I just felt that Shangguan Yunmeng was frightened by the scene at that time, so she hid.
After all, her junior sister's mind is as simple as that of a child, so it is normal for her to hide.
Thinking of this, Li Xueke immediately touched Shangguan Yunmeng's head and said gently: "It's okay, Senior Sister, I was just talking casually, you don't have to take it too seriously."
Seeing that Li Xueke seemed to believe what he said.
Shangguan Yunmeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then he thought of something and took out a Wuquan Fruit from his storage bag.
"Here, Senior Sister, I left it for you."
"Um?"
Seeing Shangguan Yunmeng holding the Wuquan Fruit in her hand, Li Xueke immediately imagined what the other party would do after discovering that the Wuquan Fruit was delicious.
I specifically didn't eat it myself and saved it for him.
Thinking of Shangguan Yunmeng's foodie nature, Li Xueke was suddenly moved.
Is this just Wuquan Fruit? No, this is Junior Sister's heavy love for me!
Thinking of this, Li Xueke immediately said kindly, "Junior sister, you eat. Senior sister has already eaten."
Hearing this, Shangguan Yunmeng said seriously: "It's okay, Senior Sister, I still have a lot, this is for you."
Hearing Shangguan Yunmeng say this, Li Xueke was even more moved.
Li Xueke immediately hugged Shangguan Yunmeng and said with a tearful voice: "Junior Sister Yunmeng, you are my sweet and caring little cotton-padded jacket!"
"I'm putting this here today. If anyone dares to bully you in the future, I, Li Xueke, will be the first to disagree!"
Shangguan Yunmeng, who was feeling suffocated by Li Xueke's broad chest, immediately had a look of question marks on her delicate little face when she heard this.
Because of her single-threaded brain, she couldn't understand why Li Xueke was so moved.
Isn't it just a Wuquan fruit? There are indeed many in her storage bag. It's okay to give one to Senior Sister...
After all, these are all things she got with her own hard-working hands, so it's legitimate! But I can only give you one, no more.
Because I have to eat the rest myself.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Yunmeng secretly clenched her storage bag, as if she was afraid that someone would steal her Wuquan Fruit.
Just when the banquet was over and everyone was going back.
Lu Chen was invited by Qingyun Sect Master Gu Liqing to a main hall on the peak.
Looking at Gu Liqing who was looking at him with a smile, and his master Jing Gong who was sitting next to him with a puzzled look on his face.
Lu Chen immediately broke out in a sweat.
Because he knew very well that Gu Liqing, as the head of Qingyun Sect, was very busy on weekdays.
If there wasn't something important, he would never have summoned me, a mere inner sect disciple from Danyang Peak, alone.
The reason why he called me here was definitely to settle the matter of him stealing wine from the banquet just now.
Seeing that Lu Chen hadn't spoken a word, Gu Liqing didn't get anxious.
He turned to Jing Gong beside him and said, "Jing Junior Brother, you are a dishonest disciple."
Jing Gong was stunned, then said in confusion: "Master, why do you say that? Although my disciple has not been a disciple for long, he is not only devoted to Taoism, but also spends years in seclusion in the cave to make pills, and he has no conflicts with other fellow disciples."
"Could it be that this kid did something to offend the sect behind my back?"
Gu Liqing smiled and shook his head: "No, it's just that this kid has bad intentions. When other disciples were arguing with the Yuxu Mountain disciples, he not only did not participate, but also quietly took away the Yunshang Brew that belonged to other disciples."
"I had no choice but to take out some more Yunshang Brew to fill the gap."
"Is there anything else?"
Jing Gong looked at Lu Chen with amusement, as if he didn't expect that Lu Chen actually had such a cunning side.
But as Lu Chen's master, Jing Gong still had to say something good about him.
"It's just some Yunshang wine. Master, your cave is almost full of it. It's okay for my disciple to drink a little."
Gu Liqing glared at Jing Gong and said unhappily, "What do you mean I have too much to put down? That's clearly what I have accumulated over the past thousand years. Do you really think that this Yunshang wine is an earthly wine that is so easy to brew?"
Jing Gong smiled and said, "But this wine is brewed for people to drink. I am just a little greedy, so what's the big deal?"
Gu Liqing said with a half-smile: "Junior Brother Jing, it seems that you, as a master, don't know your disciple very well. Why don't you observe your disciple again? I guarantee you will be surprised."
Hearing this, Jing Gong immediately looked at Lu Chen seriously.
It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at it, but when he did, he was frightened.
"No, how come you have suddenly completed the Qi training stage?"
In response, Lu Chen smiled awkwardly.
Because he knew very well why he was able to reach perfection in the Qi training stage.
Isn't it just taking advantage of Qingyun Sect Master Gu Liqing?
Gu Liqing smiled and said, "What else could it be? Of course it was because of the Yunshang Brew he drank."
"Guess how many drinks he had?"
Jing Gong asked curiously: "How many cups?"
Gu Liqing held up two fingers.
Seeing this, Jing Gong asked tentatively: "Two hundred?"
Gu Liqing shook his head: "No, guess again."
"two thousand?!"
Jing Gong looked at Lu Chen, who was touching his head awkwardly not far away, in disbelief, and his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
Gu Liqing on the side said with emotion: "Almost 2,000 cups of Yunshang Brew, I didn't expect this kid to be so good at drinking."
"An ordinary Qi training cultivator would be drunken after drinking two or three cups, let alone two thousand cups."
“But not only is this kid fine, he even refined all the spiritual energy brewed in the clouds.”
"I think this kid is either gifted, or he has practiced some special skills or magical powers, and you, as a master, probably don't know these."
Hearing this, Jing Gong immediately joked to Lu Chen: "I didn't expect you, Xiao Lu, to have such a hidden trick."
"If you had told me earlier that you could drink so much, I should have brought you with me when I went to Yuxu Mountain some time ago."
"After all, if you were there at the time, how could those old guys get me drunk so easily?"
Hearing this, Lu Chen knew that Gu Liqing didn't really want to blame him.
He immediately bowed and said, "Master, you are too kind. I have only cultivated a special body-refining magical power. Otherwise, I would not be able to drink so much."
Jing Gong waved his hand and said, "It's okay, as long as you are not practicing some evil ways, no one in our Qingyun Sect will ask you too many questions. You don't need to explain so much to me."
"After all, we in Qingyun Sect look at character first and then aptitude. If character is not up to par, we will not accept you no matter how good your aptitude is."
At this point, Jing Gong turned to Gu Liqing and said, "Master, please call me and my disciple here. I don't think it's just a trivial matter."
"Tell me, what's the matter with you?"
Gu Liqing drank a sip of the spiritual tea that had just been warmed up, and said slowly: "I want you, my disciple, to participate in the True Immortal Trial in five years."
"Ah? Him?"
Jing Gong looked at Gu Liqing in surprise, as if he didn't expect why he chose Lu Chen.
"What's wrong? Do you think this disciple is not good enough?"
"If even he can't do it, then there are few people in Qingyun Sect who can do it."
"After all, it is the first time in the history of our Qingyun Sect that someone can comprehend the three realms of enlightenment during the Qi training period."
"What!"
Jing Gong looked at Lu Chen in surprise and was so shocked that he stood up.
Then he walked directly to Lu Chen and circled around him a few times.
It seemed as if he was taking a new look at his new disciple.
In response, Gu Liqing just smiled and said nothing.
Lu Chen was so embarrassed that he didn't know what to say.
After all, he didn't expect Gu Liqing to have such good eyesight. After just a few glances at him, he almost exposed all his secrets.
After a while, Jing Gong, perhaps having finished his observation, said in a complicated tone: "Xiao Lu, why didn't you tell me that you are so powerful?"
Things have come to this point, Lu Chen simply laid his cards on the table.
"Replying to Master...I only recently realized something, so I didn't have time to tell you."
"Alright, alright, stop pretending, you definitely don't trust me."
Hearing this, Lu Chen hurriedly explained: "I don't have a master, I just..."
"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you."
Jing Gong interrupted Lu Chen, then returned to his seat and said with a smile: "Actually, it's right for you not to say anything. After all, the world of immortal cultivation is extremely cruel. It's not a good thing to trust others too much and let others easily find out your true identity."
"Originally I didn't understand why the head brother wanted you to participate in this True Immortal Trial, but now it seems that you are indeed very suitable."
"After all, regardless of your current cultivation strength, just your character alone is destined to make you gain something in the cruel place of the True Immortal Trial."
Hearing Jing Gong mention the True Immortal Trial again, Lu Chen asked curiously: "Master, what exactly is the True Immortal Trial that you and the headmaster have mentioned many times..."
"Junior Brother Jing, please come and explain to your disciple."
Jing Gong nodded, and then began to explain the so-called True Immortal Trial to Lu Chen.
"The so-called True Immortal Trial is actually a special place of inheritance."
"Do you know why the area outside Zhongzhou is called a barbarian land, and why other cultivators are scrambling to come here?"
Lu Chen shook his head, indicating that he didn't know this.
Jing Gong was not surprised by this and continued, "There are many reasons for this. There are many talented people in Zhongzhou and blessed places everywhere in the state."
"It is also because there are many immortal inheritances here that attract countless talented people."
"The True Immortal inheritance that the head brother and I talked about is one of the many immortal inheritances, called Ancient Moon Cave Heaven."
"This cave is the inheritance place left by the Immortal Gu Yue in Zhongzhou. It contains not only many ancient immortal methods, but also many rare treasures from heaven and earth in the outside world."
“Not to mention obtaining the inheritance of Ancient Moon Immortal, even just walking out of the cave alive can transform a cultivator and benefit him greatly.”
“And this Ancient Moon Cave Heaven is very special. Not only is it only opened once every hundred years, it also only allows cultivators below the Golden Core Stage to enter, and each person can only enter once in their lifetime.”
“Therefore, many cultivators who aspire to this goal will deliberately keep their cultivation at the foundation-building stage, waiting for this cave to open.”
"Yi Hanqing from Hidden Sword Peak, Wu Miao Wang from Qingyun Peak, Wei Shan from Kangding Peak... and many other geniuses from other sects who deliberately stayed in the Foundation Establishment Stage all had this purpose in mind."
After hearing this, Lu Chen almost understood.
This so-called True Immortal Trial is actually a place similar to his game copy.
Most of those who can enter are the chosen ones among the hundreds of sects in Zhongzhou.
Moreover, many of them are still stuck in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and deliberately do not try to break through to the Golden Core Stage.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen immediately asked: "Are there many caves like this? How many people have obtained the immortal inheritance?"
Jing Gong replied: "Currently, only four immortal inheritances have been discovered in Zhongzhou, and the earliest of these four can be traced back to ten thousand years ago."
"And in these ten thousand years, only six people have obtained the complete immortal inheritance."
"Among these six people, except for one who died in the Nascent Soul stage, the remaining three cultivated to the Mahayana stage, and two successfully survived the tribulation and ascended to the thirty-third heaven."
"So, you should understand what this True Immortal Trial means to most people, right?"
Lu Chen nodded, indicating that he completely understood.
After all, those six people who obtained the complete inheritance and died prematurely are not counted.
The worst ones left are all in the Mahayana stage, the so-called half-step immortals.
The other two ascended successfully.
The value of the True Immortal Trial can be seen from this.
"It's just that the competition in a place like this should be very fierce, right?"
Jing Gong nodded and said with emotion: "Of course, after all, this is the inheritance of immortals, something that can allow cultivators to change their fate. While it contains great opportunities, it also contains great dangers. It can be said that risks and opportunities coexist."
"After all, in the second half of the True Immortal Trial, it is not forbidden for cultivators to fight each other."
“So every time the Ancient Moon Cave Heaven opens, many disciples from various sects will be left inside forever.”
"That's why I was confused just now about the fact that the head brother asked you to participate in the True Immortal Trial. After all, even if everything goes well for you, you will only be able to reach the first or second level of foundation building at most after five years."
"This level of cultivation may be okay among peers, but if it is used in the True Immortal Trial, it is a bit insufficient."
"Let's not talk about Yi Hanqing and other veteran foundation-building geniuses who deliberately held back their cultivation levels. The other entrants must also have cultivation levels above the fifth level of foundation-building."
"Compared to them, your cultivation disadvantage is too obvious."
"But after hearing from the head brother that you have comprehended the three realms of Taoism, I changed my mind."
"After all, relying on your strength of the three realms of enlightenment, once you enter the foundation-building stage, ordinary people in the foundation-building stage will find it difficult to be your opponent. You should have no problem protecting yourself in Guyue Cave Heaven."
"And at this point, you should have discovered that if you want to move up from the Dao Entry Realm, it will be very difficult to make any progress, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have studied other realms."
Lu Chen nodded, indicating that he had indeed encountered such a problem.
In response, Jing Gong turned to look at Gu Liqing.
"Brother, please come and give some pointers to my disciple. After all, you are one of the few in our sect who has comprehended great supernatural powers above the Hedao realm."
The so-called great supernatural powers are never referring to the cultivator's level of cultivation, but a kind of identity.
Refers only to the existence above the Hedao realm.
That’s right, it’s not the Hedao realm, but above the Hedao realm.
Upon hearing that Gu Liqing was actually a person with great supernatural powers, Lu Chen looked at Gu Liqing with more respect.
After all, he already felt tremendous pressure just thinking about cultivating to the Hedao realm.
It is hard to imagine how terrifying the realm above the He Dao is.
Gu Liqing coughed twice, then said calmly: "You already know very well what entering the Dao is, so you don't need me to explain more. I will just tell you about the integration of the Dao and the transformation of the Dao."
"He Dao, as the name suggests, is to integrate all that the cultivator has learned to form his own Dao."
"If there are still traces of the path to enlightenment before the integration of Dao, we can follow the experience of our predecessors to practice."
"Then starting from the Hedao realm, cultivators can only rely on themselves."
"How far you can go on this path depends not only on what Dao you have integrated, but also on how many Daos you have integrated."
"Generally speaking, to reach the state of harmony with the Dao, you need to comprehend at least three or more states of mind of entering the Dao. You have already met this requirement."
"Being able to fuse three realms of enlightenment is not the limit of the Hedao realm. After all, I was able to fuse eight realms of enlightenment back then."
Speaking of this, a smug expression appeared on Gu Liqing's face.
It seems that this is a fusion of the eight realms of entry into Taoism, and it is something very worth showing off.
"Although this state of integration can theoretically integrate countless states of entry into the Dao, in reality no one has ever integrated more than nine states of entry into the Dao. Do you know why?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said, "This is probably because the more Daos you merge into, the more difficult it will be to merge them."
Gu Liqing nodded.
"Although the life span of a cultivator is much longer than that of a mortal, it is still impossible to be considered as transcending the heaven and earth unless one becomes an immortal."
“So while the comprehension of the Tao is important, the cultivation of the cultivator is equally important.”
"If a cultivator is too obsessed with the understanding of Tao, it may not be a good thing for him."
"Because he may become obsessed with it, which may affect his original cultivation."
“In addition, integrating too many Daos will also affect the cultivator’s future Dao transformation.”
Lu Chen was stunned, then asked: "Why is this?"
Gu Liqing didn't say anything, but suddenly laughed.
The next second, Lu Chen felt the world around him spinning.
Then he found himself on a huge chessboard.
The chessboard was so big that Lu Chen couldn't see the end of it.
At the same time, he suddenly felt a strong wind coming from above his head.
He looked up and saw a huge finger holding a black chess piece, slowly falling towards him.
Seeing this scene, Lu Chen was shocked beyond words.
Because the person holding the black chess piece was Gu Liqing.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that he could not use any of his abilities at this moment.
It was as if the rules of this world had been modified by something.
Just when the black chess piece was about to fall on him, Lu Chen suddenly found himself back in the quaint hall room.
"Now you know what the Dao is, right?"
Lu Chen looked at Gu Liqing who was drinking tea calmly, and immediately bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master. I have understood it now."
Gu Liqing looked at him and nodded with satisfaction.
With such understanding, it is no wonder that he could comprehend the three realms of Taoism during the Qi training period.
Lu Chen recalled the scene just now and understood what the so-called Dao of Transformation was. He also understood why the cultivators who mastered the state of mind of Dao of Transformation were called great masters of supernatural powers.
Because cultivators who have mastered this realm can no longer be measured by common sense.
They already have the ability to 'transform the Tao into something more spiritual'.
In certain areas, they are the embodiment of the Way of Heaven.
The rules of the small world around them are all determined by them! The term "great master" refers to those who have skills close to godhood in this small world!
Thinking of this, Lu Chen suddenly began to look forward to the scene when he would master the skills of the 'Daohua Realm' in the future.
Although it is a bit too ambitious, but after seeing Gu Liqing's "chessboard of heaven and earth" scene.
Lu Chen couldn't help but feel a little yearning.
After all, only this kind of ability is consistent with the immortal means in his mind.
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